Merluccius patagonicus

Merluccius patagonicus, the Patagonian hake, is a species of fish from the family Merlucciidae from the western South Atlantic which was described in 2003.^[2] However some authorities consider the distinguishing features of M. patagonicus to be within the range of variability for M. hubbsi and that M. patagonicus is therefore a synonym of M. hubbsi.^[3]

Merluccius patagonicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Family:	Merlucciidae
Genus:	Merluccius
Species:	M. patagonicus
Binomial name
Merluccius patagonicus Lloris & Matallanas, 2003[1]

Males have a maximum recorded length of 56.2 cm (22.1 in) while females are known to grow up to a maximum length of 71 cm (28 in). This species lives to a maximum depth of 95 metres (312 feet).

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Merluccius patagonicus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
2. Domingo Lloris; Jesús Matallanas (2003). "Description of a new species of hake: Merluccius patagonicus sp. nov. (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) from the waters of Argentina" (PDF). Scientia Marina. 67 (3): 323–326. doi:10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3323.
3. Díaz de Astarloa JM; Bezzi SI; González Castro M; et al. (2011). "Morphological, morphometric, meristic and osteological evidence for two species of hake (Actinopterygii: Gadiformes: Merluccius) in Argentinean waters". Journal of Fish Biology. 78 (5): 1336–1358. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02937.x. PMID 21539546. Abstract